Winter Previews: Basketball

* TCIS: Walsingham adds transfer Aiste Prancipiauskaite and JV product Gabrielle Horne to the group of Caroline Wilke, Kelly Korkowski, Kristin Davenport and Hope Leatigaga that has won three straight state championships. Hampton Roads Academy returns starters Jocelyn Spencer, an all-conference pick, and Jocie Scott, while Peninsula Catholic should be competitive. Norfolk Collegiate is the preseason favorite with North Carolina signee She'la White.

* Metro: Portsmouth Christian is the team to beat. Denbigh Baptist's Kristin Fletcher is a junior with more than 1,000 career points. Hampton Christian has junior Angi Highlander as its leader. Isle of Wight only has two seniors in Audrey Robbins and Casey Mansfield.

* Others: Christchurch's Madeleine Przybyl has led the Virginia Commonwealth Conference in scoring for three straight years. Bethel Christian's top returning scorer is eighth-grader Rebecca Garcia.